The Wednesday Wars

By: Gary D. Schmidt

Narrated by: Joel Johnstone

In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. The Wednesday Wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boy’s mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967-68 school year in Long Island, New York.

Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High who must spend Wednesday afternoons with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, while the rest of the class has religious instruction. Mrs. Baker doesn’t like Holling - he’s sure of it. Why else would she make him read the plays of William Shakespeare outside class?

But everyone has bigger things to worry about, like Vietnam. His father wants Holling and his sister to be on their best behavior: The success of his business depends on it. But how can Holling stay out of trouble when he has so much with which to contend? A bully demanding cream puffs; angry rats; and a baseball hero signing autographs the very same night Holling has to appear in a play in yellow tights!

As fate sneaks up on him again and again, Holling finds Motivation - the Big M - in the most unexpected places and musters up the courage to embrace his destiny, in spite of himself.

©2007 Gary D. Schmidt (P)2018 Recorded Books

Great family listen

We listened to this on a road trip with our kids and we all enjoyed the story. Especially the performance of the reader!

Wonderful entertainment

What a fun read! It takes you back to the junior high school years. All the angst we felt back then. It’s funny and very entertaining.

Holling Hoodhood and the prefect house

The book was amazing for me and my son. wonderful book and wonderful story telling.

Amazing

Only word that can ever describe this book is amazing I couldn’t have asked for it any other way

SUPA

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A Happy Book

This book might have been written for young readers. But it is a happy happy story that took me away from the horrid news cycle enveloping the 2020 Election. An escape for an adult that was in 7th grade in 1968 - the timeframe of the book.

Noel

This was a amazing story. Nice plot and I love the ending. Overall very nice book.

What a great book!

Assigned for 6th Grade Summer reading, my 12 year old son and I were worried about an almost 8 hour read but the story coupled with the Audible performance made this read progress so quickly - entertaining. Highly recommend!

Wonderful!

This books inspires curiosity and insight of its readers. It is easy to connect with but offers a bit of self wonder as well.

Fine Juvenile Fiction

Fun, lighthearted book that also has meaningful themes and talking points. It makes me want to read Shakespeare again.